Synonyms for athletics
æθˈlɛt ɪksath·let·ics

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1. sport, athleticsnoun

   an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

   Synonyms:
   summercater, athletic contest, sport, mutant, play, mutation, variation, sportsman, fun, athletic competition, sportswoman

2. athletic contest, athletic competition, athleticsnoun

   a contest between athletes

   Synonyms:
   athletic contest, athletic competition, sport

3. athleticsnoun

   participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity

   Synonyms:
   athletic contest, athletic competition, sport

Matched Categories

1. • Contest
   • Diversion
   • Extracurricular Activity

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1. athleticsnoun

   Synonyms:
   gymnastics, athletism

   Associated words:
   agonistics, stadium

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1. List of paraphrases for "athletics":

   athletic, sports, athletes

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1. The Italian:

   For everyone who always believed in me, for all those who believed I would never succeed again, for all those who have always supported me and for all those who have never even watches athletics — European Indoor champion 2019.

2. Abdul Lasaing:

   It’s just that they ca n’t be bringing all this publicity to athletics, so I ca n’t be involved with athletics.

3. Stan Laing:

   This is the first time I've ever witnessed and experienced (anything like this) in the realm of athletics.

4. Andrew Woodward:

   This is a real punch to the jaw for athletics. Already it was a difficult sell. This is going to make it a very, very difficult sell.

5. Valentin Balakhnichev:

   The federation believe the documentary was a provocation aimed at discrediting Russian sport, after watching the documentary we immediately began to doubt how authentic and believable the material they edited was. We see this film ... as a planned attempt to create an ugly scandal within Russian athletics and Russian sport in general.